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Commonwealth v. McGill

Citations

  • 680 A.2d 1131
  • 545 Pa. 180
  • 1996 Pa. LEXIS 1452

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  • holding that a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel cannot be supported by general allegations
  • there can be no cumulative effect of prejudice when there was no harm in first instance
  • there can be no cumulative effect of prejudice when there was no harm in first instance
  • trial court’s observations of defendant during colloquies and throughout trial supported the conclusion that appellant was competent to stand trial

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Judges: Nix, Flaherty, Zappala, Cappy, Castille, Montemuro

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